Capt. Behnam UAL 

G, day from Sydney, Australia * congratulations Capt Chris Benham on receiving the superior airmanship award. * you did a great job (I often wonder about the weight of analysis: taxi the plane to the gate v staying isolated and removing passengers and fuel (av gas)). Qantas QF32 for another example. 🌏🇭🇲

John Fitzpatrick There's always a strong desire to get back to normal as quickly as possible in these incidents. With what I assume can only have been a phalanx of fire trucks in tow, the extra risk at that point was likely minimal. Finally, Avgas and Jet A, are far from the same thing. Fly safe!

I agree. An extraordinary interview. I want to thank you Juan for your journalism where you "Let the guy speak". That's the way to do it. The interviewer shows his respect for the interviewee by keeping his mouth shut. You don't need to intrude. The edit fixed the gaps perfectly where clarification was needed. It all came over real smooth. You may be "only an aviator" but you may well be a "Really Good Journalist" on this showing alone. Congratulations on a superb job well done. I think this may be one of your top commented showings and deservedly so.

@@matt8863 too much to going on

Can't say it any better than this.

Susi, adding you as a passenger makes this story even better. Thanks for sharing. Where was your seat? Can you share more of your experience?

You are so lucky you had such an awesome and professional crew!

That last 200 miles must have been so difficult for you ,let alone the captain. Thank God you all landed safely.

Susi, thank you for sharing, bless you all

Thank you Susi, it means so much to find your comment here! This was an experience none of us will forget and I'm most grateful to our amazing passengers and crew that day.

Agreed. Juan you really do a great job.

Nicest guy since Tom Hanks.

*an

gave me the chills

yea loved this quote

Also "Not today"

The thing is you cannot have a journalist with the knowledge and experience Juan has, that would be a pilot.

@@7cle I wish experts were journalists and if not, journalists should be letting the experts speak but that's idealism. I highly doubt news will ever get back to that because there's too many controlling interests invested in the message. The reality is that most (if not all) network news is absolutely bought/sold and they are guiding perceptions, not truth. A small example: I was on the "news" a few years back when I was going on a maiden flight. I thought it would be funny to give a local news interview (I was curious how they would edit it). The entire time they were coaching me (literally trying to put words in my mouth) to say what they were being paid to promote. When what I actually said didn't completely fit, they edited what I said to sound like it did. That's "news." That's why I follow channels like this.

Agree 100%. Mass market media is just that - snippets tailored for whatever message attracts the target audience who really does not want to have to think. THIS (blancolirio) is FACTS for those of us who want the truth.

Yup...hey Juan maybe you should start your own TV news channel...the Jaun News Network. If you did I’m sure it’d be the highest trusted news channel out there! Lol 👍

Yeah, that surprised me a little. I thought they had significantly more margin once they had recovered from the initial incident. Well done Captain Benham and thanks for the interview

That's exactly what I thought. It's both a testament to outstanding airmanship and a reminder of the tenuous nature of flight. Since we've had three fan blade incidents in as many years, this is going to be something that needs to be addressed. I think US based aviators are right now the best trained in the world. With all this talk of relying more on automation, I think it's important for the bean counters to wake up and realize there is no substitute for a well trained, skilled crew. Yes it can be argued that pilot error has been attributed to many fatal crashes but we need to make sure that those individuals are better trained or let go. The analogy of balancing a ball bearing on a plate is also a very good analogy for running an airline. There is very little room or tolerance for error.

@blancolirio thank you. Do you believe that the range was really as limited as was described here? It seems that more sustainable balance and control was achieved once flaps were deployed on final approach? Total admiration for the crew and their exceptional response, but it's very concerning to hear how limited their options were in this event, and they may have ditched had this happened further out.

Well said 👏

Bodes well for the book version! Can't wait.

@@philiproseel3506 when he described the part where the plane pitched up Suddenly and violently... I literally felt my stomach drop and turn into knots because I pictured myself there😳.. in that situation. Like wow I can’t imagine

Great story!

@@leslyecrocker6784 absolutely

Well said!! Superb interview, with someone asking those relevant questions that can only come through experience like Juan. Everyone in aviation needs to see this, along with everyone else :)

In many Asian countries the the pilots don't get the chance to get a lot of flying hours like pilots in the US. These pilots can fly the computer but don't have any experience actually flying the plane. This is fine and dandy when nothing goes wrong. When the SHTF the boys are separated from the boys. This where US trained pilots earn the big bucks.

I am convinced that if the two max crashes had pilots on the flight deck instead of flight programmers, those planes and passengers would have landed safely

I was one of the engineers on the 6026-01 Integrated Refuel Panel (IRP), and still have a box filled with "777 Working Together" tchotchke.... Agreed, instinctive, intuitive experience saved them that day.

@@tomedgar4375 well, both crashes WERE from third world countries......

But as he himself pointed out, it is not the hours logged that make an aviator, if most of those hours are spent babysitting an autopilot. Until actual hand flown hours are made loggable (which would require some form of verification on any aircraft which has an autopilot), the hours requirement is meaningless.

My #1 fear of self-driving cars is getting repeats of AF447: Somebody with thousands of hours of wheel time and next to zero hand-driving time is faced with a minor sensor or instrumentation failure causing autopilot to disengage, reacts poorly due to lack of hand-driving experience, and sends a completely functional vehicle into a fatal crash.

@@AndrewZonenberg I am still staggered at how that happened, it is almost as if the side controller was being thought of as an up-down lever, pull back and it climbs, push forward and it descends. However, this is easy for me to say, sitting here safely on my couch.

not in rural places or places that get a lot of snow - UNTIL we get smart roads

@@ghostrider-be9ek good point.

Well stated - A truly inspiring interview !

I just hope any movie doesn't feel the need to add fictional extras for dramatic effect. Just tell the true story as it happened please!

Yup--that's where I started crying. His physical strength and ability to concentrate (and delegate) saved thosed hundreds of lives.

I'd hate to have this situation in an Airbus 380! 🙆‍♂️

Yes! Superior to A/B side stick. Capt. Benham's comment about having the Co-pilot assist with nose down input is only possible with connected controls, something A/B does not have.

@@encinobalboaAs a Boeing fan (not a pun) I always like to give Airbus a hard time, but I'm sure an Airbus fan will be along shortly to say "well our engines don't explode, so the joystick is superior!"😂👍

@@berryreading4809 I read the AF447 reports and CVR transcript. The crew was totally confused. Capt. did not know co-pilot was inputting nose up. When Capt. tried his control, his inputs were averaged with the co-pilot's input so he never had complete control of the plane. This added to his confusion. A/B people will say it was a training issue and the capt. should have pressed priority button to lock out the co-pilot's stick. This was easy to miss when in an emergency. A synthetic connection using servos would have been enough to alert the capt. of the co-pilot's nose up input. Another factor is the position of the side stick. For the capt., it is in his left hand. 7 out 8 are right handed so it is likely the stick is not in the hand with dominant hand eye coordination. Boeing controls do not have these design flaws.

@@encinobalboa couldn't agree more! But you better watch out, we have surely alerted the angry Airbus diehards by now 😁👍

Welcome aboard!

I hate to break it to you mate but its 2021 😬

@@MrRugbylane Oh God it's as if I associate the virus with 2020 and until its gone my mind will remain in 2020

Incredible information from a very cool and confident Captain. Marvellous narration Top class presentation,Thanks to all involved. Terry Offord

And no dumbing it down, with great graphics overlays, like the emergency checklist screen,

Likewise. I first watched him talk about Orville back when it was happening. I was watching it with great interest from here in Australia and his non sensationalised ‘just the facts’ explanation about the incident and I thought, “There is something different about this this reporter....”. Then he mentioned he was a commercial airline pilot and it all made sense. I am an airline aircraft mechanic who talks to pilots every day about issues and they tell it like it is, just like Juan.

Slowly becoming?

It's because he's so genuine and speaks as though you're just sitting at a table having coffee with him. Juan is the Fred Rogers of aviation programming.

You'd sure struggle to find it!!

Thank you both , Juan and Chris. Very informative and very much appreciated.👏👏👏👏

You mean the Kardashian Channels don't float your boat?

Not as traumatic as a "missing" story on CNN. (though, hopefully, CNN will be "missing" soon)

LOL!

@@dianneb2224 I'll tell you a funny story this occurred back in 1979 it was winter time when I was at Binghamton airport New York. I was waiting to board a flight and they had the scaffolding up to one of the engines and they had the engine cowl opened. There was three aircraft mechanics I'm guessing standing there discussing what they're looking at. Then they collectively looked at each other one of them shrugged his shoulders and they close the engine cowl rolled the scaffolding away and boarded everyone on the plane. This was Allegheny airlines back then. I think it was either a dc-9 or a Boeing 727. Well we get pushed away from the jet walk and we take off and the routine starts a handing out stacks and drinks. they give me this little box that had a miniscule package of peanuts in it and some pretzels. I looked at the box and it was shaped like a rectangular coffin. You know with the wedge shape on the sides! I looked at what was then called a stewardess and asked her if this is what we get swept into if there's an accident. Somehow she didn't say the humor in it and she you just gave me a dirty look. I thought it was funny as hell! True story.

I now realize how important every single person involved in aviation is: designer, manufacturer, pilot, mechanic, ATC personnel, flight attendant, airport ground crew, airport emergency dept., etc., etc., etc. The list seems endless. Learned this by watching all these wonderful videos. Rather like in education or medicine where EVERYONE is important.

Really Good!!!🙂

Orville is how I found him, too!